When Jurgen Klopp was celebrating his and Liverpool’s first Premier League title in the summer of 2020, the contrasting fortunes of the club’s women’s team was not lost on him.
It was not until their promotion in April 2022, two years after their relegation to the Championship, that Klopp spoke out publicly.
'Liverpool was not in the last years famous for treating or dealing with the women's football outstandingly well. They didn't go down to the Championship for no reason.
'But now they are back and we need to make sure that we use that situation.’
Liverpool copped their fair share of criticism for allowing their women’s team - who won back-to-back titles in 2013 and 2014 - to spiral down the table and into the second tier. Rightly so. It is more than a tad embarrassing that Liverpool’s name sits alongside Reading, Birmingham and Bristol City - whose men’s teams are in the Championship - as the last four clubs to have been relegated from the WSL.
That is perhaps the reason they have not been afforded as much praise as they deserve for their successes. After failing to bounce back at the first attempt, Liverpool hired their former title-winning manager Matt Beard.
Promotion followed. So did limited recognition. A club the size of Liverpool should be winning the Championship with ease, was the accusation from some. It is easier said than done. Liverpool had a steady first season back in the WSL without setting the world on fire, but it is their work this term which has been notably impressive.
The Reds are joint fourth in the WSL, level with Manchester United, and already have more points than they managed in the entirety of last season.
Liverpool did not go mad in the transfer market. They have not thrown money at their squad.
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